Status:
COMPLETED
Evaluation of Point-of-care Ultrasound in Children From 6 Months to 15 Years With Presumptive Tuberculosis
Lead Sponsor:
Medecins Sans Frontieres, Spain
Conditions:
Tuberculosis
Eligibility:
All Genders
6-15 years
Brief Summary
Diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB) in children is particularly challenging in low and middle-income countries (LMIC), and a high number of children remain undiagnosed and untreated. A delay in diagnosis c...
Detailed Description
This study has as main objective to describe the findings obtained by POCUS methodology for pulmonary and extra-pulmonary tuberculosis in children per TB category. As secondary objectives: 1)To establ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Any child from 6 months of life to 15 years old
- Presumptive TB according to diagnostic criteria
- Informed consent provided by legal responsible or companion
Exclusion
- Patients who have received TB treatment for \> 1 day in the last 3 months
- Informed consent not provided by legal responsible or companion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
June 26 2019
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 15 2023
Estimated Enrollment :
576 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT05364593
Start Date
June 26 2019
End Date
December 15 2023
Last Update
January 9 2024
Active Locations (2)
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1
Simao Mendes Hospital
Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
2
Malakal hospital
Malakal, Upper Nile, South Sudan